Ian Eiloart wrote:
I don't like the name "Add a junk button", as this mechanism can
be used to signal a junk message when someone want to complain,
but it may also be used to do feedback about messages : both
false positives and false negatives.
Yes, we've already discussed that problem, and several ways to mitigate
the problem, quite extensively. I've added this text to the wiki: "Also
out of scope are other ways in which administrators respond to such
reports, however it's worth noting that any response mechanism should be
robust to false reports, whether they're malicious or accidental."
This mechanism being described and discussed may be used more largely. Let me
give an example.
You and me, we both work in an university. So, some thing useful in environnements like the ours is
a way to have users sending feedback to us (us = mail admins) : both false negatives AND false
positives. These feedbacks may be useful both to tune our filters, to feed statistical learning filters.
The underlying mechanism may be the same as the "junk button", although I agree with you that there
are weaknesses related to false reports, and noise. But this is a trust problem which may probably
be handled in a higher level, or adding some more precise information.
I find it too restrictive to call this a "junk button" as this mechanism can be used more widely
than just this way.
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